Penifa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Penifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Penifa (18) may also be a first name.
Penifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Penifa occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Penifa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Penifa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Penifa live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Penifa is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 18 people.
The surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 50 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 50 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 33 percent are found.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Penifa
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